45th Meridian West - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 45th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 45°0′W / 90.000°N 45.000°W / 90.000; -45.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
83°41′N 45°0′W / 83.683°N 45.000°W / 83.683; -45.000 (Lincoln Sea)	Lincoln Sea
83°8′N 45°0′W / 83.133°N 45.000°W / 83.133; -45.000 (Greenland)	Greenland
82°51′N 45°0′W / 82.850°N 45.000°W / 82.850; -45.000 (J.P. Koch Fjord)	J.P. Koch Fjord
82°46′N 45°0′W / 82.767°N 45.000°W / 82.767; -45.000 (Greenland)	Greenland
82°36′N 45°0′W / 82.600°N 45.000°W / 82.600; -45.000 (Nordenskiöld Fjord)	Nordenskiöld Fjord
82°31′N 45°0′W / 82.517°N 45.000°W / 82.517; -45.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Island of Nares Land
82°3′N 45°0′W / 82.050°N 45.000°W / 82.050; -45.000 (Victoria Fjord)	Victoria Fjord
81°46′N 45°0′W / 81.767°N 45.000°W / 81.767; -45.000 (Greenland)	Greenland
60°5′N 45°0′W / 60.083°N 45.000°W / 60.083; -45.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
1°17′S 45°0′W / 1.283°S 45.000°W / -1.283; -45.000 (Brazil)	Brazil	Maranhão - Mirinzal Island
1°24′S 45°0′W / 1.400°S 45.000°W / -1.400; -45.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
1°30′S 45°0′W / 1.500°S 45.000°W / -1.500; -45.000 (Brazil)	Brazil	Maranhão Piauí — from 7°29′S 45°0′W / 7.483°S 45.000°W / -7.483; -45.000 (Piauí) Bahia — from 10°54′S 45°0′W / 10.900°S 45.000°W / -10.900; -45.000 (Bahia) Minas Gerais — from 14°40′S 45°0′W / 14.667°S 45.000°W / -14.667; -45.000 (Minas Gerais) São Paulo — from 22°27′S 45°0′W / 22.450°S 45.000°W / -22.450; -45.000 (São Paulo)
23°24′S 45°0′W / 23.400°S 45.000°W / -23.400; -45.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 45°0′W / 60.000°S 45.000°W / -60.000; -45.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
60°40′S 45°0′W / 60.667°S 45.000°W / -60.667; -45.000 (South Orkney Islands)	South Orkney Islands	Powell Island — claimed by both Argentina (Tierra del Fuego Province) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
60°43′S 45°0′W / 60.717°S 45.000°W / -60.717; -45.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
78°15′S 45°0′W / 78.250°S 45.000°W / -78.250; -45.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)